Motor-harvester.



J; F. STEWARD.

MOTOR HAEVEBTEB.

APPLIUATIOR" rum) AUG. 11, 1913.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

J. F. STEWARD.

MOTOR HABVEBTER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1918. 1,090,246. Patented Mar. 17, 1914,

2 SHEETS-SHEET B.

UNITEDZSZLAIES- PATENT. onn on.

JOHN F. STEWARD, oncmoneo, ILLINOIS.

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.To all. whom it mag concern: o

Be it known that 1, JOHN .F. Srnwztnn, a. citizen ofthe United States, reslding' at ChieagO in the eountyof Cool; and State sot Illinois, have invented certain newand ausefnl Improvements in Motor-Harvesters,- of which'the. following'is a; full description,-

reference. being bad to the accompanying draWingS, iH'wh1eh-.-'

of such parts oi the machine;

grain-side devices for sustaining -the-Jh rlo vesting mechanism;

The .invention consists in the'aidoption (if means, whereby harvesting devices mayv be applied to a plowing tractor, and'ltsobpct is to so arrange that-"the attaehmentmay be-easily applied or'taken'a'wey. Afa'nd A may.beeonsidered the support ing wheels. of a plowing tractor 'and B th axle thereof. 1

C may be any engine-suitably geared to the tractionwheels by chain or any suitable means. r

D. fis':'theusualdifferential, E the inter- .mediate s'l'iaftfand F suitable pinions adapted to mesh with gearing'upon the sup 80 porting v'vheelsi- (1" and G- constitute the inain portion of- --the frame, and H representstheoperators platform suitably su'pported on steering wheels Q, 0.,"

The positioii'of the plows is shown by the curved lines I, I, which may be suit-- ably attached to-the axle in order that they may be properly drawn. As the invention is applicable to any tractor having anonrotatable axle, as B, but little descriptive detail is required.

At the stubble end of the axle, and secured.

fixedly thereto, is the lever J, the axle forming its fulcrum and its longer arm extend.- ing to a position within reach of the op rator when on his stand H. A quadrant 1 ant suitable latch j on the lever n'iaintain the latter in any position to which it is adjusted. line lever K which is'aiso suspended from the short arm k of the lever J by means of the link/c suita ly connected to the short arm of the lever at k. The link is I is threaded and provided with an adjust- 5. ment nutin", and holes is are provided at vided for finer adj ustments'.

Figurel is a stubbleside:elevation ofnry .harvesting machine; and*F,1g.:2- ai -plan V ew 'ne'cewaryt axle'by means of th to show. Fig. Biis aside elev'a' ono'f -.'tl 1e:

of the hub. 0, t-o whic h the lever si'sec'ui'ed, not only the axle 'is rocked, lever K is moved.

Secured to the lever at. K is a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented 31; 17, 1914. I pplication filed August 11, 1913. Serial No. 784,062.

K may be set relative to the lever-fJythe thread .and nut adjustment vk gbein gi pr0 The "parts mentioned are "din plieated ong 'fi'o thegram side of the machine except i the lever, the equivalent of the .arm is the lever J, 'extend s rearwardnoftaither than necessary to secure it -t0-the line lever-1 by a duplicate of the bolt K.--Tlie parts-'65 referred to beingsecured ppsi-tivelyto hub 0 21, duplicate but' t heyline This true-"?the parts-:- sliown at the grain end of the machine are also rocked. The bodyofthe harvester binder F being supported upon the; line lever, it is clear that the rocking'iofi' the K e will raise and lower the cnt-t-inga 'J p'aJL-E IS ratus.

Injorder tocounterpoise the weighttiioff theharvesting; mechanism, me or more springs, L and L, are provided; the rear end secured to the main frame by. o1itredching arms M, or other suitable means. m is a. rod suitably connected to "the springs and extending forward to an'arm N secured to and urn-caching.from the. lever. This arm not only itself-secured to the. ver by'the bolt Yn 'but is braced the'r... .0 by the strut n. The usual adjustments-flit- .increasiugor decreasing the tension of the.

springs are provided by the t'urn-lmckleI.

To the stuhhleside traction wheel A cured thes 'iroclcet wheela, or other suitable gearing for transmitting motion to-the-operative partsof the harvesting attachment,

not necessaryto here show. The reel'is cohtrolled by suitable levers. as R; and -thefreel is given rotation by nitable chains gr-thrown around s n'ocket wheelsias S', secured to the hub of the wheel A, serving to givem-otion' to the reel.

1 It is thus scan that all parts of the barvesting attachment are-securedt-O the axle outside of the supporting wheels A and A By this arenas of securement it beco'incs an easy matter to attach and detach the harvesting mechanism by merely-remoa 'i ng the parts secured to the ends of the the. The chains and surplus levers can lie "easily taken away. I

I am aware that it is old to see ire all i parts provided for varying"the-ihelght of bination, a motor sustained upon a suitable framework, and the latter sustained upon traction wheels and an axle capable of be:- ing oscillated, the motor geared to the traction wheels and, to the operative-parts of the harvesting mechanism, said' axle extending through both traction wheels arid having secured to its ends, outside of the traction wheels,- arms for supporting theharvestin'g mechanism, a lever, as J,

, secured to the end of said axle for the purpose oi affecting the an means for securing said lever in any position of adjustment. v

1 2.- In a motor harvesting machine, in combination, a jmotor suitably sustained upon traction wheels and an axle capable of being oscillated, the motor. geared to the traction wheels and to the operative. parts of said harvesting mechanism, the axle extending through both traction wheels and having secured to its ends, outside of the traction wheels, arms for the support of the harvesting mechanism, a lever, as J, secured to one end of said axle outside of one of the traction wheels, one of the supporting arms for the harvesting mechanismsecured to said lever. s

3. In a motor harvesting traction wheels and an axle capable of being oscillated, the motor geared to the traction wheels and. to the operative parts of said harvesting mechanism, the axle extending through both traction wheels and having secured to its ends, outside of the traction wheels, arms for the support of the harvesting mechanism, and a lever, as J, one of the supporting arms for the harvesting mechanism adjustably secured to said lever.

t. In a motor harvesting machine, in com bination, a motor suitably sustained upon traction wheels and an axle capable of beheight of cut of the harvesting mechanism,-

ing oscillated, said motor geared w'the'imc tion wheels and to the operative parts of the harvesting mechanism, the axle extending through 0 secured to its ends, outside of the traction wheel'sflevers to which the arms that sustain the harvesting mechanism are secured.

5. In a'motor harvesting machine, in combiiiation, a motor suitably sustained upon traction wheels and an axle capable of being oscillated, said m9 tor geared to the traction wheels and to the operative parts of the harvesting mechanism, the axle extending through-both traction wheels and having secured to its ends, outside of the mechanism is adjustably secured. r '1 th traction wheels and having 6. In a motor harvesting machine, in combination, a motor suitably: sustained upon traction wheels and axlelcapableof lie-- ing oscillated, said motor geared 'to'the' trac tion wheels andtothe operatfveparts of the harvestin mechanism, the-axle extend ing through 0th ti'siction wheelsiand having secured to its ends, outside' 'of-"th t'rac-.

tion wheels, levers-towhich the armsthat sustain the harvesting mechanism are 'ada justably secured, one'of said levers serving as means to oscillate the axle and thus at feet the height of cut of the harvesting mechanism.

V I 7. In a motor harvesting machine, in com- 1 bination, a motor suitably sustained upon machine, 1n com-' bination, a motor suitably sustaimaduponv traction wheels having an axle capable of being oscillated, said motor geared to the traction whee s and to the operative parts i of the harvesting mechanism, the axle exharvesting'mechanism, and 5 count is-Y ing spring secured to an arm extending m said axle and to frame.

JOHN 1 s. Witnesses: Q i

JAS. G. Crmrs'rna,

J. G. ELDER.

a fixed part-of the-niotoi'l 65 traction wheels, a leverto which the arm that sustains the gra n end of-theharve'sting. 

